The Keep Him Podcast
They can keep the man, we’re keeping everything else. The Keep Him Podcast is where women rewriting motherhood, legacy, and self-worth come to gather, get loud, and get free.
Hosted by Candice Katherine Febrile, single mom by choice, founder of the Keep Him Movement, and unapologetic voice for sovereignty. This show dives into what it really looks like to create family, freedom, and legacy on your own terms.
Expect raw solo episodes and bold conversations about:
- SMBC life: choosing donor conception, solo parenting, and thriving without a partner.
- Female sovereignty: rewriting self-worth, power, and legacy as women.
- Breaking the rules: ditching outdated scripts about motherhood, marriage, and “how life should look.”
Whether you’re exploring single motherhood by choice, already walking the path, or simply ready to stop apologizing and start keeping yourself, this is your space!
👑 This isn’t about keeping him. It’s about keeping you.
Episodes
115 episodes
Can Single Moms Raise Good Men? A Family-Building Expert Weighs In
People often ask me one question as a solo mom raising a son:"Who's going to teach him how to be a man?"But I think we're asking the wrong question.In this episode, I'm sharing why I'm far less concerned about raisin...
Things I Wish Every Woman Knew Before Having a Child With the Wrong Man
Choosing who you have children with is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make... yet it's often treated as something that will simply "work itself out."In this episode, I'm sharing the lessons I wish more women heard before becomi...
Can We Talk About The Things Women Aren't Supposed To Say
You already know that I cannot shut up about solo motherhood and female empowerment... let's talk about some other things women aren't supposed to talk about 🤷🏻♀️Thinking about having a baby as a single woman? Here's a free guide to ge...
Things I'll Never Teach My Daughter About Relationships as a Single Mom
As parents, we're always teaching our children something.Not just through what we say, but through what we tolerate, what we model, what we pursue, and what we believe is possible.As a single mom, there are certain lessons I hop...
Why More Women Are Choosing Motherhood Before Marriage
I think we're witnessing one of the biggest shifts in family structure in modern history.More women are choosing motherhood before marriage (or without marriage altogether) not because they've given up on love, but because they've stopp...
The Truth About Having One Child With an Ex… And One On Your Own
What happens when you still want another child… but no longer want to gamble your peace to have one?In this episode, I’m talking about the emotional reality of already having a child with an ex, navigating shared custody, grieving the f...
How I Built A Peaceful Family On My Own
There was a time in my life where I believed peace would come after I finally built the “right” kind of family.Marriage.The perfect relationship.The traditional timeline.The life that looked good from the outside....
Women Need To Stop Outsourcing Their Future
We need to talk about the lie women have been sold about motherhood, marriage, and what actually makes a family “whole.”In this episode, I’m unpacking why so many women stay stuck waiting for the “right man,” why children need emotional ...
You Don’t Actually Want a Traditional Family | SMBC, Donor Conception & Choosing Motherhood Alone
In case you missed the Live over on Instagram, this is the recording 🎧You don’t actually want a “traditional family.”You want peace, stability, motherhood, and a life that feels like yours.In this live conversation, we talked ...
What Nobody Tells Women Considering SMBC (Single Mom by Choice)
A lot of women say they’re “still deciding” about solo motherhood…But often, they already know what they want.What they’re actually grieving is the life they thought they’d have.In this episode, we’re talking about:–...
You Don't Actually Want a Traditional Family
A lot of women don’t want a traditional family… they want the feeling they were told it would give them.You want safety. Choice. Peace. And a life that feels like yours.But most women were taught to chase a very specific picture:<...
Let’s Talk About It: Raising Kids Without a Father
This is one of the biggest fears I hear from women considering solo motherhood…“Will my child be okay without a father?”And I get it. We’ve been conditioned to believe that a “missing dad” automatically equals a broken child...
Is it Scary to Have a Baby All on Your Own?
I polled you guys and the majority of you are terrified of doing motherhood alone. A close second was waiting too long... we'll get into that one later.Let's get into the reality of doing it all alone... this one was hard for me to admit...
Our New Family Member + The December That Changes Everything
This episode is a cozy little life update, including introducing our newest family member (yes… we adopted a cat 🐾), AND a really important invitation for the women who already feel it in their bones that solo motherhood is their path.In...
The Emotional & Silent Cost of Waiting for the “Right” Partner
We don’t talk about this enough…What it actually costs you to wait.Not just time, but your peace, your confidence, your emotional bandwidth, your dreams, your fertility window, your LIFE.This episode is the one women us...
I’m Finally Telling the Stories I Couldn’t Share…
I’m doing something different this week…I opened a private Substack space called The Keep Him Collective. Basically, a group chat for women building life on their own terms.I’ll be sharing stories I’ve never shared publicly......
Why Being a Single Mom Isn’t Lonely, It’s Liberating!
They say single moms are lonely, struggling, or missing something, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In this empowering episode, I share the real story behind solo motherhood: freedom, purpose, and deep fulfillment. Whether you’re a ...
How to Decenter Men Without Hating Them
So many people confuse decentering men with hating men... but that’s not what this is about. In this episode, I break down what it really means to stop placing men at the center of our choices, our timing, and our worth. We’ll talk abo...
The End of the Nuclear Family? What the Rise of Solo Motherhood Means for Our Future
Are we witnessing the end of the "nuclear family" as we know it? In today’s episode, I dive into the rise of solo motherhood by choice and why more women are choosing sovereignty, legacy, and freedom over waiting to be “picked.”We...
From Fear to Clarity: My Process for Choosing Single Motherhood
Deciding to become a single mom by choice can feel huge, emotional, and at times overwhelming. How do you know you’re making the right decision... and how do you make sure you won’t regret it later?In this episode, I share the exact proc...
Breaking Generational Trauma as a Single Mom by Choice
I wasn’t just choosing motherhood when I became a single mom by choice... I was choosing to break cycles! This episode is all about how I’m rewriting generational patterns and building a legacy of freedom, joy, and sovereignty.In this ep...
Keep Him: The Movement Starts Here
This isn’t just another podcast, it’s the start of a movement. In episode one, I share why I chose to build my family and my freedom without waiting for a man, and what “Keep Him” really means. If you’ve ever felt like you were “too...
Episode 0: Welcome to Keep Him (Podcast Teaser)
Welcome to Keep Him, the podcast that’s flipping the script on women’s lives, motherhood, and female sovereignty.Instead of keeping him, we're keeping everything else.This teaser gives you ...
Big Life Update: Homeschooling, Solo Mom Moves & The Keep Him Era Begins
Life lately has been a whirlwind... from stepping fully into homeschooling, to shaping the next chapter of my family’s story, to teasing something BIG I’ve been quietly building: the Keep Him Movement.This episode is part...
Teaching My Kids to Be Nontraditional: Solo Motherhood, Freedom & Redefining Family
I’m raising my kids to be nontraditional... not to rebel, but to remind them that life doesn’t have to follow society’s outdated script. As a single mom by choice, I’ve built a family and a life outside the mold, and I want my kids to know they...